 | British essayists - 1823 - 924 pages
...ALONE, &C. It must be so Plato, thou reas'nest we Else whence this pleasing hope, this fond desire, This longing after immortality ; Or whence this secret...destruction ? 'Tis the Divinity that stirs within us; 'Tis Heaven itself that points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man. Eternity ! thou pleasing,... | |
 | William Enfield - 1823 - 412 pages
...hope, this fond desire, This longing after immortality ? Or whence this secret dread, and inward honour Of falling into nought? Why shrinks the Soul Back...stirs within us ; Tis Heav'n itself, that points out a hereafter, And intimates eternity to man. ™ Eternity ! thou .pleasing, dreadful thought! Through... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 286 pages
...well ACT V. SCENE I. CATO alone, &c. Else whence lhis pjeasing hope, this fond desire. This lunging after immortality ; Or whence this secret dread, and...soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction • "I'is the Divinity that stirs within us ; "1'is Heaven itself that points out an hereafter, Eternity!... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1823 - 492 pages
...impitrrtality ? Lesson 206.] FIRST CLASS BOOK. 469 Or, whence this secret dread and inward horrour, Of falling into nought ? Why shrinks the soul Back...destruction ? 'Tis the divinity that stirs within us : 'Tis heaven itself that points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man. Eternity ! thou pleasing,... | |
 | 1822 - 500 pages
...It must be ! Else whence this secret dread, and inward horror Of falling into nought i Why sluinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction ? 'Tis the divinity that stirs within us : 'Tis heaven itself that points out an hereafter ; And intimates Eternity to man." Corresponding to this... | |
 | Spectator The - 1823 - 352 pages
...alone, Sfc. ' It must be so Plato thou reason's! well Else whence this pleasing hope, this fond desire, This longing after immortality ; Or whence this secret dread and inward horror, Of falling into- naught? Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction? "I'is the Divinity that... | |
 | British poets - 1824 - 676 pages
...IMMORTALITY. It must be so : Plato, thou reasonest well : Else whence this pleasing hope, this fond desire, This longing after immortality ? Or whence this secret...destruction ? 'Tis the divinity that stirs within us ; 'Tis Heav'u itself that points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man. Mdison's Cato. The soul... | |
 | 1824 - 348 pages
...must be so — Plato, thou reason's! well ! — Else, whence this pleasing hope, this fond desire ! This longing after immortality? Or, whence this secret...— 'Tis the divinity, that stirs within us ; 'Tis heaven itself, that points out — an hereafter, And intimates — eternity to man. Eternity ! thou... | |
 | Mrs. Inchbald - 1824 - 458 pages
...Cato. It must be so — Plato, thou reason's! wellElse whence this pleasing hope, this fond desire, This longing after immortality ? Or whence this secret...on herself, and startles at destruction ? 'Tis the aivinity that stirs within us ; 'Tis Ueav'n itself that points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity... | |
 | 1824 - 660 pages
...him. Cato. It must be so; Plato, thou reasonest well; Else when this pleasing hope, this fond desire, This longing after immortality? Or whence this secret...falling into nought? Why shrinks the soul Back on nerself and startles at destruction ? "I'is the Divinity that stirs within us ; 'Tis heaven itself... | |
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It must be so — Plato, thou reasonest well ; Else whence this pleasing hope, this fond desire, This longing after immortality ? Or whence this secret dread, and inward horror, Of falling into nought ? Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles... 
